Senior I&C Commissioning Lead – Oil & Gas

Wood PLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking an Instrument and Controls Commissioning Coordinator for the Oil & Gas Operations Americas unit, with a US base and rotations to Israel. You will lead a multi-discipline instrumentation commissioning team, ensuring safety and timely completion of Pre-Commissioning and Start-up activities.

Responsibilities include planning, procedure development, on-site leadership, and interaction with engineering and operations to ensure technical integrity and timely handover.

Qualifications

• Motivated self-starter with complex problem solving ability.
• Excellent communication skills and team orientation.
• Upstream/midstream oil and gas processing knowledge.
• Experience with instrumentation: transmitters, positioners, DC power, analog/discrete signals.
• Familiar with Hart Protocol and control logic schemes.
• Experience with PLC, DCS, and Fire & Gas control systems.
• Ability to manage instrument technicians and coordinate work.
• Knowledge of Permit to Work and safety procedures.
• Higher National Certificate or equivalent in engineering discipline.
• Proven supervisory experience in commissioning roles.

Responsibilities

• Assist Commissioning Manager in planning development and reporting.
• Develop detailed commissioning and start-up procedures for instrumentation systems.
• Provide on-site leadership and coordination of a multi-discipline team of electrical commissioning leads and technicians.
• Interact with Engineering and Operations for input on procedures.
• Prepare and approve job cards for Pre-Commissioning/Commissioning.
• Coordinate with Construction/Mechanical Completion daily.
• Manage walk-downs and Punch Lists and acceptance of sub-systems.
• Coordinate instrumentation/vendor support during commissioning and testing.
• Verify Pre-Commissioning certification and document turnover to Operations.
• Provide technical support during start-up, stabilization and performance testing.

Skills

Electronic Transmitters

Valve Positioners

DC Power Systems

Analog Signals

Discrete Signals

Pneumatic Systems

Hart Protocol

Control Logic Schemes

PLC/DCS/Fire & Gas

Process Automation

English Communication

Education

Higher National Certificate (or equivalent) in Engineering

Tools

PLC systems

DCS systems

Fire & Gas systems

Job description

Wood is seeking an Instrument and Controls Commissioning Coordinator for the Oil & Gas Operations Americas unit, with a US base and rotations to Israel. You will lead a multi-discipline instrumentation commissioning team, ensuring safety and timely completion of Pre-Commissioning and Start-up activities.

Responsibilities include planning, procedure development, on-site leadership, and interaction with engineering and operations to ensure technical integrity and timely handover.